Analysis of My Highway Signs
Some say that life's a highway and
I also think it's true
Because some signs show life is planned
With patches old and new.
Some signs will warn me what's ahead
And when I must slow down.
If I ignore the signs I've read,
I will do more than frown!
Each bump and pothole that I find
Remind me of just how
Life can be rough if in your mind
Your thoughts aren't here and now!
At destination I'll prefer
To thank you one and all
For patience while improvements were
Abundant and not small.
| Scheme | XAXA BCBC DEDE FGFG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 1111010 110111 01111111 110101 11111101 011111 11010111 111111 1101111 011111 11111011 1110101 1010101 111101 11010100 010011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 488 |
| Words | 103 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 95 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Written on November 20, 2023
Submitted by stevec.24118 on November 20, 2023
Modified by stevec.24118 on November 20, 2023
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